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Originally Posted by glsammy  I know we've had this discussion before, but what the heck I fancy another go!
How far should we go in altering/manipulating images we put up here?
I've often removed the odd branch or twig to make the image look better, but I'm getting a little uneasy about how far I should go.
Now that eye you see didn't exist, I created it, so should I use the image, is it a fair representation of the bird?
By the way, neither of these shots are in the "proper" Galleries. |
I'd say it's OK, you haven't changed the overall situation. It's still a blackbird feeding on hawthorn berries. If you had cut an image and transposed it into a different habitat or changed the overall impression by adding false snow (as one famous wildlife photographer did to a polar bear shot in one of his books) then I'd say that was going too far. If you make an image you wouldn't use into something useful and still equally informative then why not.
Have to admire your patience as well.